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In their studies of the 1974 famine, various scholars found that 1974 average foodgrain production was a 'local' peak. [3] [4] For this reason, scholars argue that, "food availability approach offers very little in the way of explanation of the Bangladesh famine of 1974". [4]
Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan) Cyclone: Bengal 200,000+ 1897 A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. Casualty is about 200,000. The storm also caused epidemic and famine, and vast property damage. Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876: Cyclone
Ever since independence, the possibility of famine started appearing in Bangladesh. Corrupt administration, worsening flood situation, failure to deal with food crisis led to famine in North Bengal in 1974. The death toll from the famine is claimed to be between 27,000 and 15 lakh or approximately 300,000 to 4,500,000 (or 1 to 1.5 million). [38 ...
The year 1974 was the third year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the first post-independence government in Bangladesh. The year saw a period of mass starvation beginning in March 1974 and ending in about December of the same year. The famine, allegedly causing death of a million people, is considered the ...
Gallantry awards for wartime service published in the Bangladesh Gazette. 1974: Bangladesh famine of 1974 cause the deaths of over one million people. 22 February: Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh. [10] 9 April: A tripartite agreement is signed between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan regarding post-war humanitarian issues. [19] 17 September
Deadly protests by thousands of students in Bangladesh against quotas in government jobs has brought focus to a history of violence in a country born out of a war between India and Pakistan in ...
1977 Bangladesh mass executions: 9 October – November 1977 Bangladesh 1,143 The government of Ziaur Rahman carried out mass executions of military personnel, following a series of attempted coups in Bangladesh.According to official records, 1,143 members of the Bangladesh armed forces were hanged in two months Bhushanchhara massacre: 31 May 1984
The architect of US efforts to contain the Soviet Union during the Cold War prioritised ideology over morality, and was responsible for the deaths of three to four million people between the years ...